Steve & Barry's (84 & Brentwood)&(72 & Ames)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:37 am

Before I discuss locations - because there is a specific one in mind, is Steve and Barry's a big get to anyone. The developer working on them sure thinks so. A store could be going up by this fall.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:53 am

Never heard of it

Post by **Brad** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:02 am

Never heard of it either, and now i know why.... Its like Urban Outfitter, some clothing store I would never go to:

http://www.steveandbarrys.com/

However I am sure its a great get if we get it.

Post by **nebugeater** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 1:33 pm

There is one in the Mall in Lincoln. It has not been Gateway for many years. It is now Westfield Shopping Center after an ownership change some time back. The Steve and Barry's is located in the old Montgomery Wards location. It is HUGE taking up both floors of the old department store. For what it is it isn't bad. The Quality of stuff is average at best. The few times I have been in there it seems busy. My Teen likes the stuff from there and that is the market they are going after I supose. I will admit I have a couple T Shirts from there too.

So GUEST, where are they looking at adding a store in the Metro?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 1:42 pm

i don't think its a "good get" like Urban Outfitters, to me its more like Old Navy with more athletic looking apparel.

Swift · Post by **Swift** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 3:54 pm

I definitely wouldn't say this is on the same level as Urban Outfitters. On a scale of 1-5, 1 being Wal-Mart, 5 being a Louis Vuitton or Chanel or something...I'd say Urban Outfitters would be a 4, Steve and Barry's would probably be a 3.

Still, always good to have more clothing options.

jsheets · Post by **jsheets** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 3:58 pm

nebugeater wrote:It has not been Gateway for many years. It is now Westfield Shopping Center after an ownership change some time back.

Not totally correct. Yes it was bought out, but Gateway wasn't totally dropped. It is now Westfield Gateway.
http://westfield.com/gateway/

And I really like the Steve & Barry's there. It seems to cater to the college / high school sport markets from what I could tell. And they do minimal changes to the interiors so some relics are left like glass storefronts between departments.

I would imagine a location like Crossroads would be decent for them. Being close to UNO and Creighton students. But they could go by any mall in town.

ihartfield · Post by **ihartfield** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 5:11 pm

jsheets, you beat me to it. I was just going to mention that it is Westfield-Gateway. I think Steve and Barry's is even lower on the quality scale than 3. When you pay $5.95 for a t-shirt, its not going to last long and is not made of the finest quality. Either way, if this rumor is true, Omaha will soon add another NEW retailer to our market. We should be happy about that!

a42887 · Post by **a42887** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:10 am

Really, they usually do existing buildings.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:19 pm

This would be great for Omaha. I've shopped at S and B's all over. The sweatshirts they sell with the lettering stitched in are a 5 on a quality scale. I've got about 20 of the sweatshirts (some for several years) and they are great. Heavyweight and do not shrink (even in the dryer) and the color does not fade. I've never paid more than $20 for one, usually a lot less than that. The t shirts are fine. Some of the other stuff is a little too young looking for me.

I've got lots of co-workers that drive to Lincoln just to shop there (we dress casual in our office).

I'm actually going to the one in Lincoln before or after the game this Saturday.

Any idea what part of town they are looking at and how soon it might open?

Greg

OP · Post by OP » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:01 am

North and by next summer sometime.

cdub · Post by **cdub** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:21 am

Benson Park Plaza

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:31 am

Is that a definite or a guess?

There is still room up at Sorensen Park Plaza.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:17 pm

I was wondering if it might be going there or to Sorensen?

Greg

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:43 pm

Being there is some room between Petco and the rest of the strip -- I vote for Sorensen. It sounds like it would also fit in with Marshalls, Rue 21, Target and it might help fill in some of the small building in the middle.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:44 pm

Uffda wrote:it might help fill in some of the small building in the middle.

Are these all still empty?

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:46 pm

I havent noticed anything in there but I haven't looked in the past couple of weeks. Nothing is listed on their website.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:49 pm

I drove by on 72nd tonight, didn't look like anything yet.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:02 am

North end of Benson, facing 72nd.

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:53 am

well that would put it in the building attached to the new Hancock Fabrics.

Too bad it would have looked better up at Sorensen Plaza. :yes:

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 2:57 pm

Won't be attached to Hancock. That building and the one facing 72nd are not connected, but they are close.

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:13 pm

Drove by that area tonight and if the store goes in that area by Hancocks it will kind of be shielded (hidden) by the IHOP from 72nd.

Also drove through Sorensen Plaza -- plenty of room -- have the movie theatre and other stores that already bring people -- although maybe it is too expensive to build in there compared to Benson Plaza.

UNOstudent · Post by **UNOstudent** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:20 pm

There was a listing in today's Jobs section for a store in LaVista.
Here is a link to the careers section from their website.

http://jobsearch.steveandbarry.careers. ... lid=528&q=

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:51 pm

There are actually posting for Omaha and LaVista on that page.

Hoop · Post by **Hoop** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:59 pm

Any info on where in La Vista? The old Gordmans or Wal-Mart seem to be possible locations worthy of a remodel for a store like this.

UNOstudent · Post by **UNOstudent** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:56 am

Uffda wrote:There are actually posting for Omaha and LaVista on that page.

What I was meaning is that in addition to the Omaha store, there is going to be one in LaVista that no one has mentioned yet. The job listing said the store was going to be in Brentwood Square, old Gordmans I assume.

cdub · Post by **cdub** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:02 pm

Now that is good news. That area needs help, its getting sparse!

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:28 pm

I only saw jobs open for La Vista. When I clicked on the Omaha part it took me to La Vista only.

Greg

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:14 pm

INteresting -- there were 5 positions posted earlier now there are only 2 -- both listed as LaVista.

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:14 pm

No longer a rumor

Steve & Barry's will open a store in La Vista before the end of the year.

The 55,393-square-foot store will be at Brentwood Square near 84th Street and Giles Road, according to representatives for the casual apparel retail chain. The store is expected to open in mid-November.

Randy Wieseler, president of First Management Inc., which manages the property, confirmed that Steve & Barry's would be moving into the former Gordmans storefront.

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1 ... d=10155803

cdub · Post by **cdub** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:50 am

I would assume an announcement on the Omaha location should be coming soon as well.

joeglow · Post by **joeglow** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:09 am

Great. I went to the store for the first time in Lincoln and love it. Nothing sucks more than to pay $20-40 for a pair of jeans for a 5 year old, only to have the knees worn out within 6 months.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:18 pm

I saw an ad in Sunday's paper for Benson Park Plaza and it mentioned Steve and Barry's would be opening there in July 2008.

Greg

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:51 pm

joeglow wrote:Great. I went to the store for the first time in Lincoln and love it. Nothing sucks more than to pay $20-40 for a pair of jeans for a 5 year old, only to have the knees worn out within 6 months.

Unless it's an additional 2% local tax on those jeans, right?

-Big E

Dreamer · Post by **Dreamer** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:22 am

We buy t-shirts in there all the time in the Lincoln store. It's great that they are coming to Omaha.

drew89 · Post by **drew89** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:31 pm

yea Ive been to some of there stores as well, this is a great pick up for Omaha.... I have bought many of my basketball shoes there ($10-$15) and they feel great.. not to many places in Omaha were you can buy shoes at that price.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:09 pm

Greg S wrote:I saw an ad in Sunday's paper for Benson Park Plaza and it mentioned Steve and Barry's would be opening there in July 2008.

Greg

Further news...

OWH wrote:National retailer Steve & Barry's will join Benson Park Plaza next year.

Randy Lenhoff, president of Seldin Co., said the casual apparel retail chain will open a 70,000-square-foot store north of Home Depot at the shopping center at 72nd Street and Ames Avenue.

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1 ... d=10173862

Post by **Brad** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:45 am

Benson Park Plaza lands new Steve & Barry's

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1 ... d=10173862

National retailer Steve & Barry's will join Benson Park Plaza next year.

Randy Lenhoff, president of Seldin Co., said the casual apparel retail chain will open a 70,000-square-foot store north of Home Depot at the shopping center at 72nd Street and Ames Avenue.

"It's a very good retail draw," Lenhoff said. "It has really competitive pricing and good-quality items."

The store will be the first Steve & Barry's in Omaha, although the chain has a Lincoln location and is planning to open a store in La Vista before the end of the year. Steve & Barry's expects to open at Benson Park Plaza next summer.

Groundbreaking for the store, which will employ about 100 people, will be Monday, Lenhoff said.

Baker's Supermarket and Home Depot anchor the shopping center. It also has smaller retailers and seven restaurants.

Lenhoff said he is happy with the tenant mix.

"All three of our anchors, we think, will generate a lot of traffic and do well. We anticipate getting some additional retailers to further complement those uses."

Seldin Co. officials targeted Steve & Barry's early as a retailer they wanted at their shopping center, Lenhoff said. Negotiations took more than a year, and he visited the chain's flagship store in New York.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:32 pm

I'm going to take advantage of a rare opportunity here and call you out on a repost, Brad!!!...and you shouldn't have even needed the search function to find the original post!

Post by **Brad** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:23 pm

almighty_tuna wrote:I'm going to take advantage of a rare opportunity here and call you out on a repost, Brad!!!...and you shouldn't have even needed the search function to find the original post!

Hum.... Friday morning, I guess I don't really have an excuses for that one???